“Give South Gate credit, they had a game plan for us and they stuck to it,” Granada Hills coach Don Ledesma said. “They frustrated us by not allowing us to get any shots.”

They key for the Highlanders (14-9-4) is they kept attacking, despite the lack of shots.

The hard work finally paid off when Liz Landon scored in the 70th minute off an assist from Adriana Rivas. Granada Hills received an insurance goal from Melissa Fernandez in the 78th minute.

“Our perseverance shined through in that second half,” Ledesma said. “We just kept playing and it worked out for us.”

Chatsworth 6, University 0: Five players scored for the No. 3 Chancellors in the second-round victory.

Holly Weaver had two goals, while Brianna Edwards, Olivia Patterson, Kishi Smith and Alex Bustos each added a goal for Chatsworth (11-7-4), who received a combined shutout from Dana Moreno, Vanessa Ostovich and Tyler Cano.

Nikki Berry had a goal and an assist and Sasha Scott also scored for No. 1 ECR, which received two corner kick assists from Sabrina Serafin.

Taft 3, Banning 1: After scoring four goals in the first round against Verdugo Hills of Tujunga, Karina Flores added two more for the No. 7 Toreadors (19-3-6), who advanced to the quarterfinals for the second time in program history.

Brooke Tatum also scored for Taft, which received two assists from Brianna Behrad and one from Ani Eishoei. Cindy Godina stopped three shots for Taft, which scored its final goal in the 70th minute.

Sylmar 4, Fremont 1: Jennifer Alverez recorded a hat trick, giving her 15 goals on the season, and Edith Dominguez added two assists – giving her five in the playoffs – for Sylmar (16-2-4), which extended its unbeaten streak to 19 in a row.

Areli Blanco added a goal, and Tanya Lopez and Eliana Reynoso had assists for the Spartans, who received eight saves from Symone Taylor.

San Pedro 2, Birmingham 1: Amenaide Brown scored on a header off a corner kick from Courtney Bradford in the 53rd minute for No. 2 San Pedro (15-2-1), which eliminated No.18 Birmingham for the second time in three years.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the 47th minute as Rio Pace scored off a Cassie Conlin pass, but Birmingham (4-9-3) tied it a minute later. Vanessa Paredes saved a goal in the first half for San Pedro, knocking away a Patriots shot on an empty net.